Ghana Poetry Prize Opens for Submissions

March 11, 2013 - PRLog -- Poetry Foundation Ghana announces its inaugural (2013) GHANA POETRY PRIZE. This will be an award of Gh ₵ 2,000 (equivalent to $ 1,000). This is built on the hugely successful 2012 Online Competition which was done under the name Ghana Poetry Awards.

The aim of this prize is to support younger emerging poets. The Prize is sponsored by Poetry Foundation Ghana and we hope to increase our Prize when we have enough funds from other sources. People with interest in poetry are invited to help in this direction and we will be grateful for your sponsorship.

This contest is open to anyone, anywhere in the world. The submission (MAXIMUM OF TWO(2) POEMS) must not be more than 30 lines long. IT IS FREE TO ENTER. The deadline is June 30, 2013

Please post your submissions to the address submissions@poetryfoundationghana.org with the subject Poetry Prize
THE SHORTLIST WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN JULY THE WINNER BY SEPTEMBER

Judges for this competiton will be released in due time.

NOTE: Poem must be original and never submitted anywhere.

For more information Contact Poetry Foundation Ghana through our website www.poetryfoundationghana.org

Through Email: info@poetryfoundationghana.org